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The Grand National’s unhelpful measurements
The race has been run. Pictures and commentary have been broadcast around the world, and millions will have formed an impression of Britain in 2013. Ronnie Cohen asks if more could have been made of this opportunity to publicise UK … Continue reading
Posted in General, Sport, Views from abroad
Tagged horse racing, imperial measures, The Grand National
13 Comments
Will EU-US trade agreement bring in metric-only labelling in the US?
A key point of President Obama’s State of the Union address on 13 February was the proposed EU-US trade agreement, which has been under preliminary discussion for the past year. (See http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/feb/13/state-of-the-union-free-trade-europe). As this agreement is supposed to remove regulatory … Continue reading
Posted in Consumer affairs, General, Law, Views from abroad
Tagged dual-unit, FPLA, measurement units, USC
22 Comments
1862 report from the Select Committee on weights and measures
The question of adopting metric measures in the UK is not a new proposition; in 1862 Parliament’s Select Committee on Weights and Measures considered the matter and came down firmly in favour of metrication. A century and a half later, … Continue reading
Posted in Law, Science, Technical, Views from abroad
Tagged imperial measures, measurement units, metric, metrication, UK Parliament, weights and measures
7 Comments
World trade – who are the top three?
On 11 February, Bloomberg reported that China had overtaken the US in global trade. One of our readers has now drawn our attention to additional information on this subject.
Posted in General, Views from abroad
Tagged metric, metrication, UK USA metric USC imperial
4 Comments
Metrication in Malaysia illustrated
It was not possible to provide illustrations for the article on metric progress in Malaysia that was published on MV in January 2010. We can now remedy this deficiency.
Posted in Road signs, Transport, Views from abroad
Tagged malaysia, metric, metric road signs, metrication
10 Comments
The use and abuse of fluid ounces
We look at some of the consequences when there is more than one option for supplementary units on product labels.
Posted in Consumer affairs, Law, Recipes, Views from abroad
Tagged fluid ounces, metric, supplementary indications, USC
19 Comments
London 2012 – winners and losers
As the Games draw to a close, we take a look at some of the winners and losers.
NASA’s Curiosity rover lands on Mars
A recent comment on UKMA’s Facebook page has prompted Metric Views to look into NASA’s latest mission to Mars. This is reported to have landed at 06:32 BST on Monday 6 August.
Posted in General, Science, Technical, Views from abroad
Tagged Curiosity rover, Mars, NASA
9 Comments
The Olympics – a showcase, but not just for the UK
Thursday 26 July, the eve of the opening of the Games, was a busy day for the Prime Minister as he focused on the benefits the Olympics will bring to the UK.
Posted in General, Sport, Views from abroad, World Records
Tagged David Cameron, Department for Transport, London2012, metric, metrication, Olympics
30 Comments
A curious situation involving Liberty
We mark Mr Wiggins’ success in the Tour de France and Mrs Obama’s visit to London with a story that links our nearest continental neighbour with our former colonies across the pond. Those of our readers who are looking for … Continue reading
Posted in General, History, Views from abroad
Tagged France, metric, Statue of Liberty, USA
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